It is with great pride and even greater pleasure that we release/launch the long awaited fourth edition of Bombastic Magazine. While we have been off schedule due to a number of hiccups, we thank you all for your patience and continued support in keeping this project alive.

This particular edition is very special because it addresses MENTAL ILLNESS AND WELLNESS as well as INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE within the LGBTQ and sex worker populations- issues that greatly affect us a community yet there’s still a lot of shame, stigma and discrimination associated with them.

Men of the Night Uganda (MoNU), last week, held its first annual general meeting; they introduced their programmes and activities to stakeholders and also elected a board of directors. MoNu is a non-profit organization that advocates for the rights of sex workers and also offers health service referrals to its members.

FARUG together with the co-hosting organisations set up a health camp and mobile clinic that saw several participants access free HTC, STD/ STI testing and treatment services. The event also crowned the #BalanceforBetter social media campaign that had been running in the weeks leading up to #IWD2019.

The Golden Centre for Women’s Rights (GCWR) on Friday 8th March held a women sex work/LGBTQ inter organization soccer tournament at Mulago Play Ground. The tournament dubbed #KickforEquality was in commemoration of the annual International Women’s Day.

We are proud to see that Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer (LBQ) Womyn are taking up
spaces by breaking the barriers of heteronormativity and redefining the narratives.
We have been pivotal in many social justice movements. We can still reclaim our
voice and grounding by ensuring our voices are heard and our presence felt.